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Tanya drove on the highway and on local roads to complete a trip of $290$ miles. The drive took $5$ hours. She drove an average speed of $65$ miles per hour (mph) on the highway and an average speed of $30$ mph on local roads. If $x$ is the time, in hours, Tanya drove on the highway and $y$ is the time, in hours, she drove on local roads, which system of equations represents this situation?

A

$65x+30y=5$
$x+y=290$

B

$65x+30y=290$
$x+y=5$

C

$30x+65y=5$
$x+y=290$

D

$30x+65y=290$
$x+y=5$